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  • n  prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises
    in England they call takeout food `takeaway'
  • n  a concession made by a labor union to a company that is trying to lower its expenditures
  • n  the act of taking the ball or puck away from the team on the offense (as by the interception of a pass)

  • He would write out the verses, the chorus, scratch the lyrics down on the back of a takeaway menu and then, exhausted by the work, by the unburdening of his musical subconscious .
  • But the big takeaway I see in the poll is that all this doom and gloom--the Town Hall terrors of August, and policy frustrations both at home and abroad--has yet to really dent .
  • The broad takeaway is that the market continues to steady.
News & Articles

  • US Dollar, S&P 500 Threaten to Overturn Multi-Month Rising Trends
    THE TAKEAWAY : Recoveries in the US Dollar and the S&P 500 proved short-lived as expected , with prices now on the verge of breaking below critical multi-month support levels.
    June 13, 2013 - Daily FX
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    Mon–Fri 9 a.m.–10 a.m. Mon–Fri noon–1 p.m. The Takeaway delivers the news and analysis you need to catch up, start your day, and prepare for what’s ahead. You’re invited to learn more and be part of the national conversation, on-air and online, on topics that are important to your life.
    June 13, 2013 - WDET-FM Detroit
  • Once the world’s best performing fashion retail stock, Mulberry is faltering
    The numbers: The British luxury accessory maker’s pre-tax profits for the year fell 28% (pdf), the first time in four years, to £26 million (roughly $41 million). Shares were down 1.95%. The takeaway: Sales ...
    June 13, 2013 - Quartz via Yahoo! Finance
Quotes

  • Robert Zoellick in Hartford Courant
    Speaking to reporters in a conference call after a meeting with African leaders in Japan, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said, "The takeaway that we had is that these leaders are asking for action now."
  • Tony Dungy in SportingNews.com
    We knew they were going to do some takeaway on our outside receivers,Dungy said after winning Sunday night. "So we thought the running backs and tight ends in the middle of the field would have a chance for a good game, and they did."
  • Lovie Smith in Chicago Sun-Times
    It was a takeaway on their part, but we look at it as a turnover,Bears coach Lovie Smith said. "We have to secure the football. It's kind of as simple as that. We know coming in, both defenses, that's what they live by, stripping the...

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